Australia vs New Zealand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Australia
80.66 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand
70.96 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
3rd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 80.66 kg per person against 70.96 kg per person in New Zealand, a difference of 9.7 kg per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 7.33 kg per person 2.26 kg per person 5.07 kg per person Australia
1970s 12.91 kg per person 6.55 kg per person 6.35 kg per person Australia
1980s 20.71 kg per person 8.82 kg per person 11.89 kg per person Australia
1990s 38.35 kg per person 32.58 kg per person 5.76 kg per person Australia
2000s 46.21 kg per person 74.5 kg per person 28.28 kg per person New Zealand
2010s 54.16 kg per person 87.85 kg per person 33.69 kg per person New Zealand
2020s 76.3 kg per person 83.25 kg per person 6.95 kg per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 80.66 kg per person against 70.96 kg per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Australia and New Zealand?
9.7 kg per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.